Mr． Black was a wealthy businessman， but he was not （1） with his life． He always tried his best to make more money for his company． He did not sleep well and his food did not agree with him． The situation lasted for some time． Finally， after a number of sleepless nights， he （2） to see his doctor．
The doctor advised a change of surrounding （环境）． "Go abroad，" he said．
"But I'm not good at foreign languages，" said Mr． Black．
"It doesn't matter，" said the doctor． "It won't hurt you if you talk （3） ． Go on a trip． Take plenty of exercise． Try to （4） your weight． Avoid eating rich food． "
Mr． Black went to Switzerland． He did not know French or German， and had to （5） __ himself through gestures（手势）． He took part in a physical training course． The instructor （指导者）（6） him shake his head， swing his arms， stretch his neck and bend his knees． He had to lie on the ground and raise his right and left legs in turn． （7） __ some time his muscles （肌肉） grew hard and firm． He almost put aside his financial （金融） worries and （8） forgot the importance of making more money． He even began to （9） trees and birds． He ate and slept well． Finally he returned home． But unfortunately （不幸地） his （10） did not last long． Soon he was a normal businessman again， worried about his wealth， his savings， his success in a competitive society， and things in general．
（1）A． good |
B． interested |
C． satisfied |
（2）A． decided |
B． refused |
C． suggested |
（3）A． too much |
B． a little less |
C． a little more |
（4）A． add |
B． increase |
C． lose |
（5）A． express |
B． say |
C． talk |
（6）A． forced |
B． asked |
C． made |
（7）A． While |
B． After |
C． Past |
（8）A． nearly |
B． never |
C． not |
（9）A． think |
B． avoid |
C． notice |
（10）A． worries |
B． improvement |
C． friendship |
N cross the road when the traffic light is red．
To keep healthy， you should do sports and have a balanced d ．
The kind boy was happy to s his food with the hungry man．
Please open the w and let some fresh air in．
Most of us think the telephone was invented by Alexander Graham Bell．（1） In fact， an Italian named Antonio Meucci was officially recognised（认定）as the inventor a few years ago． Who is Meucci and why wasn't he known for his invention at the time？
Antonio Meucci was born in Italy in 1808． He studied engineering and drawing． During his studies， Meucci started to experiment with electricity． （2） When two places were connected with wire， people in those places could hear each other talk．
In 1850， Meucci and his wife， Ester， moved to New York． Meucci was worried about his wife， because she had become very ill． （3） To solve this problem， he connected metal cables between his home and his workshop． This way， they could talk to each other conveniently．
Meucci invited a group of people to see his new invention． They listened in amazement as the voice of a singer was heard through the wires．
（4） Even worse， Meucci never applied for a patent （专利） on his invention．Meanwhile， Alexander Graham Bell was working on the same idea and in 1876 the patent for the telephone was given to him．
In 2002， more than a century after Meucci's death， his work was finally recognised by the government． （5）
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A． He discovered that sound could travel through metal cables． B． However， he wasn' t the first person to think of the idea． C． Unfortunately， only a few people attended this talk． D． He will now be known all over the world as the telephone's inventor． E． He needed to keep in touch with her at all times． |